groups, additional challenges were identified. For snowmobiling those include: improve snowmobiling aesthetics, lowering emissions, smoke, noise and work with the EPA and industry to develop standards; improve access for winter motorized and the motorized groups, better utilization, more parking/trail heads; snowmobilers need better data to determine the real impact of snowmobiling on scientific, social and wildlife; they were also concerned with how they educate, enforce, and get buy-in for responsible recreation. Additional concerns listed under this challenge were respect for private property, proper use of machines, avalanche/ shared trail safety, and the recognition that other users need quiet and trackless experiences. An additional concern of snowmobiles was how to be more proactive in order to avoid top-down direction by land managers and how to improve communication between environmental groups, non-motorized groups, motorized groups, and land management agencies. Hunting and off highway vehicle use; Stakeholders need to develop and deliver educational programs focusing on a consistent message of responsible use and the impacts of irresponsible use. In addition, off highway vehicle users need to enhance the capability of management agencies to support education and on the ground management. Agencies should have available clear and concise regulations. We need to develop new and creative ways to generate revenue for all OHV management to include user fees and vehicle registrations and finally, off highway vehicle users must be considered other users. Water related recreation management; There needs to be resolution of user conflict to optimize user satisfaction and safety law protecting the environment. Education of public and private sectors on what industry is doing to be environmentally friendly and compatible particularly pertaining to water quality. Education of user groups on boating laws and affects a beating on ecosystems. Agencies need to consider management of water recreation in accordance with identified carrying capacities and avoid government regulation/legislation that restricts or bans the use before the facts justified the action. Management of motorized and mechanized use; Agencies must recognize there are differences in values and recreationists need to recognize
limitations of agency funding. Motorized recreation has recognized the need for additional education and communication, and is committed to taking actions to reduce user conflict, educate those within their user groups and communicate with other user groups. Some of the overlaps and the similarities that resulted from these breakout sessions, were that there are more recreationists using or wanting to use the same lands. This produces conflict and education will be a key ingredient to solving these conflicts. There is a limited supply of land and increasing demand on the land. There is a lack of both education and funding and that education rose to the top for most user groups. Day 2 - Each of our breakout groups were to generate a common vision for responsible recreation, critical factors to achieve those visions, specify actions to be accomplished, develop an action plan, and to continue communicate for responsible recreation in each of the above listed areas of Six critical factors were identified as necessary components to achieve that vision of responsible recreation. I will list these in order of importance and provide some of the discussion for each these factors. Critical factor number 1; Effective management. The group recognizes that the land management agencies lack adequate funding and resources to effectively manage public lands. Furthermore in order to effectively managed public lands land managers will by necessity have to make recreation management a priority. There has to be partnering between the land managers and responsible user groups, monitoring and evaluation of data, education, and proper on the ground planning of recreation. In addition, the heads of agencies need to provide direction rather than be directive in their approach to land management. Critical factor number 2 ; Reasonable access. The agencies must ensure equal and open/balance access to public lands. Agency must resolve issues between agencies with respect to the management of public lands. Public land managers must work with private land holders to interface with those in holdings to provide reasonable access through public lands. And agencies must work to eliminate the checker board of private and holdings.